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# Appendix E - References Used For The Development Of This Program

Reference list of codes and publications used in the development of ENERCALC SEL.

* ACI 318-14, published by the American Concrete Institute.
* International Building Code (IBC) 2015 and 2018, published by the International Code Council (ICC).
* Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures, TMS 402-13/ACI 530-13/ASCE 5-13, TMS 402-16.
* Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures, ANSI/ASCE 7-05, ANSI/ASCE 7-10, and ANSI/ASCE 7-16.
* Design of Reinforced Masonry Structures, Concrete Masonry Association of California and Nevada, 1997.
* Foundation Analysis and Design, Fifth Edition, by Joseph E. Bowles, published by McGraw-Hill.
* Reinforced Masonry Engineering Handbook, Fifth Edition, by J. Amrhein, published by the Masonry Institute of America
* CRSI Handbook, 1996, published by Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute.
* Design Manual for Segmental Retaining Walls, 3rd Edition, NCMA.
* Reinforced Concrete Design, Sixth Edition, Wang & Salmon, published by Harper & Row.
* Principles of Foundation Engineering, 5th Edition, Braja Das, Thompson.
* Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Kramer, Prentice-Hall, 2003.
* The Seismic Design Handbook, 2nd. Edition, Farzad Naeim, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston. 2001.
* NEHRP Recommended Provisions for Seismic Regulations for Buildings and Other Structures, Parts 1 and 2, 2002. Edition.
* Foundations and Earth Structures, NAVFAC Design Manual 7.02, 1986.
* Foundation Engineering, 2nd Edition, Peck, Hansen, Thornburn, Wiley, 1974.
* Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice, Tarzaghi and Peck, Wiley, 1967.
* Design and Performance of Earth Retaining Structures, ASCE Paper by Robert Whitman, 1990.
* Lateral Stresses & Design of Earth-Retaining Structures, ASCE Paper by Seed and Whitman, 1970.


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